Master of Arts Degree Programs in Psychology

The purpose of graduate education is to provide students with coursework that requires critical analysis and study in a specialized field. The principal objective of Graduate Studies at Sam Houston State University is to prepare students "to become intellectual leaders in the profession" (Graduate Catalogue, pg. 91).

Since 1984, the Department of Psychology and Philosophy has met this objective by offering graduate education in scientific and professional psychology. Sam Houston State currently offers master of arts programs of study in the areas of clinical, general,and school psychology. We are pleased to offer a doctor of philosophy program in clinical psychology with a forensic emphasis.

Areas of Study:

• General Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• School Psychology
• General Psychology @ UTCR

For admission consideration, an applicant must have completed 18 hours coursework in undergraduate psychology which must include Research Methods and Statistics.

Student applicants need a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0. Students are admitted to the College based on a standard formula that considers both GPA and GRE performance. Students who have a lower GPA can make up for this with a better GRE performance. Admission is not based upon GRE scores alone, but rather a combination of GRE scores and GPA.

Student must have at least a 3.2 GPA to be considered for Conditional Admission.

Applicants are asked to provide the following:

• ALL undergraduate transcripts (SHSU must have your degree award transcript.)
• Graduate Studies Application or Texas Common Application
• $20.00 application fee
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
• A Personal Statement of Interests and Goals
• Graduate Record Examination Scores (GRE) www.gre.org
  (The GRE Advanced Psychology test is not required but recommended.)
• Please submit all documents to:

  Office Of Graduate Studies
  Box 2478 SHSU
  Huntsville, TX 77341-2478

APPLICATION DEADLINES:

Fall Semester - July 1st
Spring Semester - November 1st
Summer Semester - April 1st

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Credit for Transfer Courses

Sam Houston State University may accept up to 12 hours of course work completed at other accredited universities toward the Master of Arts degrees in General, Clinical, and School Psychology.

It is relatively easy for us to accept transfer credits that replace electives in our degree plans. If you wish to use transfer credits to supplant any of our required courses, you will need to provide documentation of the content of your course (e.g., the course syllabus) to the faculty member who teaches the similar course in the psychology program. Only if our faculty and Dean agree that your transfer course sufficiently duplicates the material required in our program and notification is made to the Coordinator of Master's Studies of their agreement in writing-will transfer credit be granted.

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Environs:

Located on Interstate 45 about 70 miles north of Houston, in the heart of the Piney Woods of East Texas, Huntsville is surrounded on three sides by National Forest. The historic flair of Huntsville brings new meaning to Texas charm.

Huntsville is a city and a newly designated micropolitan area located in the U.S. state of Texas within Walker County. As of the U.S. Census 2000, the city population was 35,078. The city had its beginning about 1836, when Pleasant and Ephraim Gray opened a trading post on the site.

Huntsville became the home of Sam Houston, the first President of the Republic of Texas, and later Governor of the state. The statue is the world's largest statue of an American hero, and is easily visible from Interstate 45.

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